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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02
GARDEN Cry. Sent.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Thompson, of this
section, we're the recipients of a pleasant
surprise on Friday evening, Aug. Goth.
A party of friends to the number of 90
or go invaded their home for the pur-
pose of showing their respect by the
presentation of few tokens of esteem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson were complete
ly surprised, but nevertheless they en-
tertained their friends in royal man
ner. The evening was spent very
pleasantly with music after which Mr..
C. c. Nelson presented the young cou-
Pile with the presents, Then came a
bountiful repast in the shape OF "a basket
supper, followed by some fine instru-
mental music by J. d. and L. L. Love-
lett, after which there was general ex-
odus, the people returning to their
homes feeling that this pleasant event
was one long to be remembered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

The Wheeling Register was the orIgina-
tor Of the enterprise of stretching a
Cleveland banner across the street in Or
der that g. A. r. men should march I'M
der it. Because they refused to do so
the Register says that they "are traitors
in sentiment as black as was General
Beauregard when he refused to recog-
nize the President and ordered the fir
ing on Fort Sumpter in 1861" Let the
soldiers remember these words. This
flag business was planned, not by ex-
soldiers, but by the hirelings of the add
ministration, and those who resented il
are pronounced TRAITORS as black as
Beauregard." Let the people face this
issue. President Cleveland is an openly
avowed candidate for the presidency
and will surely be the Democratic nomi-
nee. Are all citizens who refuse to walk
under a Cleveland banner thrown across
the street by Office holders, to be called
traitors? Soldiers are against the adj
ministration, and for good cause. They
have been insulted and maligned, and
Democratic managers are taking every
opportunity to keep up the hostility
The aforesaid managers are likely to find
that hey are fooling with buzz saw.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02
MANKATO MARKET.
STATE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

An Institute for the county of Blue
Earth will be held at Lake CRYSTAL dur
the week commencing September Goth,
1887.
All who expect to teach in the county
during the year are urgently called to
this institute. If their schools are in
session they should be closed for the
week.
Instruction during the day and one or
more evening lectures will be provided
for by the State. The work will be bas-
ed on the Common School Manual, pre-
pared by the department, copies of
which will be furnished for the use of
the teachers at the institute.
The plan of dividing into Elementary
and Advanced sections will be contin-
ued as in the past year.
The instruction will begin promptly
on time. The time necessary to organ
ize new school and set it to work will
be exemplified. Teachers who wish to
receive the most benefit from the insti-
tutes should be present at the opening
Of the first session at o'clock Monday
afternoon.
The County Superintendent will make
all needful preparations for the accom-
modatlon of teachers. Those desiring
information or assistance should apply
to him. ID. l.. KIEHLE,
Superintendent Public Instruction.
E. w. PARKER,
County Superintendent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02
TEXAS FLOODS.

Great Damage Done by Rains in
Texas-Washouts, Drownings and
Destruction of Property.
MORGAN, Texas, Sept. 1.-The hardest
rain that ever fell in Bosque county be-
gan Tuesday night and has continued
without cessation. The Texas Central
and the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe rail-
ways are badly damaged and it will be
many days before either of them can
move trains. Several business houses
with all the goods went down the Bosque
river. Nine residences were washed
away, and every house in the town is
damaged. Life is all that many of the
citizens have left. At Whitney, % miles
east, number of houses were washed
away and at Meridian a man was
drowned. Between here and Cleburne,
a distance ofthirty miles, there are eight
washouts on the Santa Fe road. Two
large iron bridges which have stood the
storms for years are completely de-
stroyed. Between here and Hics on the
Central road, 81 miles distant, eleven
bridges were swept away.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02
HARD TO BELIEVE.
A Nineteen-year-old Clerk D
pietes Saco, Me-, Banks Vaults

A Nineteen-year-old Clerk De-
pietes Saco, Me-, Banks Vaults.
SAoo, Maine, Aug. 3l.-The biggest
sensation Saco has ever experienced de-
veloped this morning, when it was
learned that the Saco & Biddeford Saw
ings Institution had seriously suffered
financially through young clerk who
has absconded. Frank c. McNeilly,
nineteen years old, who has been en-
ployed in the bank about one year, has
mysteriously disappeared, taking with
him $500 in cash, United States
registered 4 per cent. bonds
payable in 1907 to the amount of$IS, 600,
and railroad, municipal and other bonds
amounting to about $9l, 900. Though he
left town Monday afternoon vet the
bank officers and family have kept the
matter so quiet that the news did not
leak out until this morning. .McNeilly
was considered one of the most trust.
worthy young men in the city, and the
president, trustees and cashier pls ced
full confidence in him. He was ac-
quainted with the combination of every
lock in the bank yarlts
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First ms. Sept. 2, last ins. Sept. 16.
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth, i'm Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF David
johnson, deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all persons interested in the estate of
David Johnson, deceased. Greeting:
Whereas, Nancy Singleton, of the county
IF Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, has lately
delivered to the Probate Court of the County
of Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, an instru-
and testament of David Johnson, late of said
county, deceased, and has applied to the said
Probate court for the proof of said will.
Therefore you and each of you are cited
Judge of Probate in the city of MankatO i'm
SAID county on the 31st day of September, A. D.
1881, at ten o'clork in the forenoon of that day,
and attend the probate of the said will
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this Both day of August. A. ID. 1887.
q. w. MEAD,
lSeai.I Judge OF Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02
MORE COMPLAINTS.

The State Business Mems Association,
its president, Gen. E. NJ. Pope.
has just made another complaint against
the Chicago 4 Northwestern railroad,
which is of great interest to the citizens
of Mankato, New Ulm, Sleepy Eye,
Tracy, etc. We have not room to copy
the entire complaint but will give the
most important part thereof, which is
found in the third paragraph, as follows:
THAT the said defendent railway COM
pany for its services as such common
carrier in carrying merchandise of all
kinds and classes from Chicago and
Lake Michigan ports to stations on their
line of road as afore indicated, have es-
tablished and published a tariff of
freights and charges which, as it of
right ought to do, establishes aud makes
a reduced rate per ton per mile for the
greater distance from Chicago for all
stations on its said line of road between
Chicago, ILL.,, and GAINESVILLE, Mimi, a
distance of 4l2 miles, while the same
tariff for continuous transportation of
the same freights, over the same line,
and from the same point of origination,
it establishes and makes higher
through rate per ton per mile for all sta
tons west of GAINESVILLE"
In proof of these representations a
table is submitted wherein the rates per
ton per mile are figured, the rates and
distances being taken from the tariff
sheets of the railroad company. The
table shows up the injustice and viola
ton of the long and short haul clause
very clearly. For instance, it is shown
that the company charges so cents per
hundred pounds for hauling first.class
freight to GAINESVILLE, distance of Az
miles, while their rate to Mankato is &C
cents per hundred, distance of 4SC
miles. The rate per ton per mile to
GAINESVILLE is S2.42, while that to Manka'
to is S2.76. Mankato is but Is miles fur
Their from Chicago than GAINESVILLE, and
yet for haulinga hundred pounds o.
freight from Chicago to Mankato TIE
railroad adds 10 cents for that eighteen
miles additional distance. In the fifth
class the injustice is even more notice
able. In that class the rate to James
vile Is l2l cents per hundred and tc
Mankato Ia cents. Here is an addi
tional charge of nearly one-third for the
additional eighteen miles. Our bust
ness men are surely entitled to better
treatment than this and it is not surpris
ing that they are bestirring themselves
to have these determinations and plair
violations of the spirit of the interstate
act rIghted. Similar complaints hav,
been filed against the Omaha and st
Louis roads for like injustice in rates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

STATE OF MINNESOTA county of Blue
~ Earth. In Probate Court Special term,
In the matter OF the estate of Harriet X.
Bronson, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Gideon
Seymour, administrator. with the will annex
ed, setting forth the amount of personal es-
tate that has come to his hands, and the dis
position thereof; the amount of debts out
standing against said deceased. and descrip-
ton of all the real estate of which said deceas-
ed died SEIZED in this state, and the condition
and value of the respective portions thereof;
and praying that license be TO him granted to
sell all OF the real estate Of which said deceased
died seized, in this state, at private sale. And
1t appearing by said petition that there is not
sufficient personal estate I'm the hands of said
administrator to pay expenses OF administra-
ton and legacies, and that 1t is necessary in
order to pay the same, to sell all of said real
estate.
1t is therefore ordered, That all persons in.
terested in said estate appear before the Judge
| OF this Court, on Tuesday, the 18th day OF
October, A. ID. 1887, at 10 O'Clock a. m, at the
| Probate Office in the City Of Mankato, in said
| county, then and there to show cause Gf any
said administrator to sell said real estate ac
| cOrding to the prayer Of said petition
And 1t is further ordered, That copy of this
| order shall be published for four Successive
which publications shall be at ileast fourteen
| days before said day of hearing in the Manka
| to FREE PRESS, q weekly newspaper printed
| and published at Mankato, in said county. and
personally served ON all persons interested in
said estate resi- ding in said county, at leasI
fourteen days before said day Of hearing anC
upon all other persons interested according
to law.
Dated at Mankato the 18th day of August, A
ID. 1887. By the Court,
G. w. MEAD,
Judge of Probate of Blue Earth County. Mimi
j. b. OGLE, Atty for Administrator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02
Another of the Haddock Murders
to be Tried.

Sioux CITY, Iowa, Sep. 1.-The trial of
Fred Munchrath, one of the conspira-
tors against the life of Rev. Haddock,
has been fixed for Wednesday, Sept. z.
Attorney Argo asked for an extension
of another week, He argued that the
defense could not properly prepare for
trial i'm SO short time. States Attorney
Marsh opposed this on the ground that
only one case could be reached this
term if there was any delay now. The
defense state they desire that each case
90 to trial SUCCESSFULLY. This will con-
sumo the time of the court for month.
County Attorney Marsh states the court
will have TO adjourn two weeks in Oct
ober to let the Judge hold in Lyon coun-
ty, but he thinks while all the cases will
now be heard, it is more than likely
that John Arensdorfs case will be the
last one heard. The defense say that
for 81 900 guarantee for the delivery of
Henry Peters they will bring him to
Sioux City, and for another $l,0G0 they
will produce Trieber. Leavitt and wife
and Bismarck will be here as witnesses
for the State.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02
A FINE FIELD.
Graveyard Insurance Companies
Fattening off Of Indiana.

Graveyard Insurance Companies
Fattening off Of Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 3l.-Grave-
yard insurance companies which were
driven out of Michigan have found a Sc
cure Judgement in this State. They
have filed the necessary articles of in
corporation and made the statement re-
CURED under the law. The report of
the American Mutual, of Elkhart, shows
that 6O7 persons have been insured and
more than one-half of these are over
seventy years of age. Tbirty-eight per-
sons thus insured are "a years old or
over that age. The report further shows
that a large number of policies have
IN atured, but on none of them was the
full amount paid. One woman COM
plains saying she paid in about $3.50 and
when her policy matured she received
but $50 instead of 81. 600.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

THE fact of John X. Gowen going into
the Maryland Republican state conven-
ton and pledging the support of the in
dependent Democrats. to the Republican
ticket, has raised Juror among Demo,
Gratis in portions of Ohio, where he form
erly resided. His father vas fighting
Democrat during the war, and is so yet
John K. was always considered Demo-
crat whom nothing could change, and
his recent conversion to Republican faith
has sent a shudder through the veins OF
his former political associates. Mary
land is full of repentant Democrats, who
having seen the folly of their ways, now
propose to reform by joining in with the
Republicans.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

The proposition raised in the Winona
council to allow liquor licenses to be paid
for in installments during the year for
which they are to be issued was prompt
ly voted down by advice of the city at
torney, who informed the council that to
grant such permission would subject its
members to a fine of $500 for violation of
the law. Twenty-one of the thirty-fve
applicants for license at 81 900 have filed
their bonds, and it is expected that the
number may be increased to twenty-five.
This is reduction of fully third in
the number Of saloons.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02
MANKATO CITY.

TAecity Of kankdto has population Of 10000, is
situated tMSoGthcestern Minnesota and issurroHnd-
By one Of he finest agricultural districts in the
State. Has four railroads, ris: The c. N. d 81. p.
thsC. q NV, Tie C. st. p. N. d o., and IN
kankato q Emore. The State Normal School is
located here, and its Public Schools among the
frat iA the NorthVest. For the superiority Of its
clay, brick, Limestone, building stone, DC, Man
kato IS noted throughout the land. As a point
for jobbins and manufacturing IL has no superior
81 the Northpest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

THE Toledo Blade published yesterday
an interview with Robert I. Lincoln re-
garding the suggestion of his name in
connection with the presidency or vice
presidency. Mr.. Lincoln states in very
plain language that he is not candi-
date and does not desire anv official po-
sition. He would not say, however,
that should he be nominated for the
presidency he would not consider it his
duty to accept. There is no doubt that
Mr.. Lincoln is not one of those seeing
the presidency
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

MRS. CLEVELAND has more perception
than her big husband. She won't have
anything to do with any flag business,
and will not accept Mayor Hewitt invi-
tation to visit New York in September,
and present the flags to the fire depart.
ment. She is in full sympathy with its
object, but it can be easily seen what
embarrassments would follow an accept
ance in this case. She would be besieged
with hundreds of invitations from all
parts of the country; which it would
then be impossible to decline without
giving offense.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

THE United States supreme court and
the Congressional committees appear to
WORK at cross purposes. AtSan Francis
CO the former tribunal has blocked the
Pacific railway investigation by refusing
to issue an order upon Senator Stanford
to answer questions or to direct the Off
GERS of the railroad companies to pro-
duce their books. The decision was rem
dered by Justice Field of the Supreme
bench.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

THE fate of the Chicago anarchists will
soon be known. The supreme court de-
cision which will either give them a new
trial or let the law take its course will be
announced within week. There has
been as yet no intimation of the nature
of the courts decision, but the condemn
ed men are said to be evidencing nu-
merous signs of anxiety as the day APP
nroaches.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02
Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contains Mercury,

Beware Of OIntments for Catarrh
that Contains Mercury,
as Mercury will suaely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucus surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the dam
age they will do are ten fold to the good
you can possibly derive from them
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.. contains
no mercury and is taken internally and
acts directly upon the blood and mucus
surfaces of the system. In buying Hall'i
Catarrah Cure be sure that you get the
genuine, it is taken internally and made
in Toledo, Ohio, by f. J. Cheney q: Co.
BD~Sold by Druggists, price 75c. pei
bottle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago.
CHICAGO, September /, I'm.
WHEAT-Lower cash 69A, Oct II, Nov TN
Corn firm and shade higher, cash Ala. Oct.
4lB, Nov. Ala.
Oats steady, cash 24h4, Oct. 25A, Nov, 26s.
Rye ~. Barley, Oct. 68h.
Prime Timothy 81 IS.
Flax Sl,0lk.
Whiskey Sl.l0.
Pork, year 81 80, January $1245h.
Lard easy and prices steady, cash S6.42R@Ii
Oct. $6i7l. Nov. S6.47h.
Short ribs $7.95.
Butter, creamery, 16@25, dairy 1920.
Eggs unchanged.
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.
HOGS-Receipts 1880. Market fairly ac
tive: 5 cents higher. Light s5.OO015 30
Rough packing s4.85D5.05. Mixed and heavy
packing and shipping s5.05D5.45.
CATTLE-Receipts lO5OO. Market a quiet
beeyes $3.sOQS5.2o. Cows 81 .25@2.9O stockers
SHEEP-Receipts $500. Market strong
Natives $3@4.40, Westerns s3.2593.75, Texans
S29UGI3.60.
Minneapolis.
MINNEAPoLIs, September /, 2;3O p. IN.
WHEAT-No, hard: cash 73A, Oct. II
Nov. ~, New II. No. Northern; cash Tx
Oct. 50, Nov. TO- New Co. No. 2 Northern
cash 60, Oct. 81, Nov. IS, New Go.
Duluth.
DULUTH, September /, 2:3O p. m.
WHEAT-Receipts $4,000 bushels, Shipment
5, 400, cars on track 65; Steady; Sept. opene,
Tic, declined to 70ssc; closed Sept 7lS, Oct 70
cash 71Sc.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

DASTARDLY.
villainous Attempt to Wreck an L.,
3. g. w. Passenger Train.

villainous Attempt to Wreck an L.,
3. g. w. Passenger Train,
PEKIN, ILL.,, Sept. la bold attempt
was made last evening to wreck the In
diana, Bloomington & Western east
bound passenger train that had left
Pekin at 8 o'clock. At Leslie station,
six miles east of this city, some person
or persons carried large stone weigh
ing 200 pounds twenty-five feet, and
placed it between the rails of the main
track switch. The east-bound passenger
train left here, and very fortunately had
q passenger for Leslie station. The en-
gineer was notified and had slowed up
when the engine struck the large stone,
and the forward trucks left the track.
The only theory given is that of rob-
berry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

ANOTHER large batch of indemnity
lands selected by the Omaha and Wis
consin Central railways have
been by order of the U. S.
land commissioner opened up
for settlement. The order includes
about $500, 900 acres, mostly in Wiscon-
sin
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

GEN. BLACK, the Commissioner of PEN
slons, says he will not be a candidate
for Commander-in-Chief of the G. A. R.,
and says the bought never occurred to
him. 1t probably never seriously oc-
CURED to members of the G. A. X.
either.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

GOVERNOR McGnL has just appointed
the commission to revise the probate
laws of the State, provision for which
was made by the Legislature last winter.
The following gentlemen have been
named: S. F. Brown, of Tracy; +. +.
Carliss, Fergus Falls; Geo. M. Laing,
Winthrop.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

We ought not to be too anxious TO en-,
couraoe nntried innovation, in cases of
doubtful improvement. For a quarter
of century DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
has been before the public and passed
through the severest test and is pro-
nounced the most reliable remedy for
that disagreeable malady. Thousands
of Testimonials of its virtues 90 cents
per bottle. BY druggists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02
CONSIDERABLE OF A MARKET
YET,

Big Increase in Wheat Receipts and
Flour Product at Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 1.-The Euening
Journal published to-day statement of
the wheat receipts and shipments at this
market for the crop year ending August
81. The receipts are shown to have been
80, 27S $3.50 bushels, an increase over the
previous year of 6,54l 400 bushels. The
shipments were 1884, $50 bushels. The
-four product of the Minneapolis mills
for the same period was 6,333, 4S7 bar
rels, an increase Of S67, 1855 barrels over
the previous year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02
AN OFFICE HOLDERS DODGE.
Grand Army Men Will not be Caught
BY 1t.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3l.-Trouble is break
ing out here over the recent Cleveland
picture excitement at Wheeling, and it
seems probable that the scenes will be
reenacted here during the the national
encampment of the Grand Army. A
great many Democrats express their in
tentions to hang the Presidents picture
over streets in front of their buildings
and doubtless the G. A. r. procession
will be given opportunity enough to go
under or around them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02


1T is stated that in the South the corn
crop of this season will exceed that of
1886 by nearly fifty million bushels
This will make the South about self-sup-
plying in the matter of corn and will
make serious inroad into the exports
of the "corn belt"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-02

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND affronted and
insulted the old soldiers by offering to
return the flags which their valor wrest-
ed from the country's foes. He ridi-
culed the applications of disabled veter-
ans for pensions when he might have
vetoed them in silence. Now the ad-
ministration strikers and office holders
are. using every effort to misrepresent
and bring the G. A. r. IN to bad repute.
Mr.. Cleveland may think that all these
things will aid his canvass for re-elec-
ton, but he is sure to find himself sadly
mistaken.